Armenian Quarter

The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem, occupying 14% of the Old City's area. During the 4th century AD, shortly after Armenia adopted Christianity, Armenian monks settled in Jerusalem, becoming the oldest Armenian diaspora community. The quarter developed around the St. James Monastery, which dominated the quarter. The Armenian Quarter was separate from the Christian Quarter (located across David Street/Suq el-Bazaar) due to the distinct religion and language of the Armenians and their Miaphysite Christian faith (as opposed to the Christian quarter's Catholicism and Orthodoxy). In 2007, it had 2,424 residents.